The United States has said it is working through the United Nations and other international organizations to assist tens of thousands of civilians who have fled to Bangladesh since August the 25th. “We are also communicating with Burma’s neighbors and…
BNP on Friday demanded the government make active diplomatic efforts to force Myanmar to resolve the Rohingya crisis. “Our demand is very clear that the government gives food and shelter to Rohingyas and ensures their security and treatment. At the…
Amid a dramatic increase in the number of refugees fleeing violence in Myanmar’s Northern Rakhine state, UNHCR on Friday called for urgent action to address the root causes of the recent surge in violence. The UNHCR sought urgent action so…
Dhaka, Sept 7 – BNP on Thursday alleged that the government is playing an opportunistic role regarding the Rohingya issue instead of taking stance on humanitarian grounds.
A new research found that plastic fibers have infiltrated the drinking water of cities and towns all over the world Tap water is considered to be the safest in the statistics about drinking water coverage that our government provides us.…
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Thursday said the way of reaction of the Myanmar government to insurgent acts there is creating problem for Bangladesh. “Bangladesh never supported such kind of acts (attack on police posts and an army base) previously…
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Cox’s Bazar, Sept 6 – Five bodies were recovered from the Naf River here on Wednesday afternoon. Sources said they suspect they are Rohingyas who are crowding the banks of the Naf to reach Bangladesh. Some boats carying Rohingyas have…
Dhaka, Sept 6 – Accusing the government of having failed to take any step to resolve the Rohingya crisis, BNP on Wednesday urged it to raise the issue at the United Nations. “Foreign ministers from Indonesia and Turkey are arriving…
In her first comments on Myanmar’s latest Rohingya crisis, de-facto leader Aung San Suu Kyi says her government is protecting everyone in Rakhine state. But she criticised the “huge iceberg of misinformation” about the conflict promoting the interests of terrorists,…
Bangladesh, as one of the most vulnerable countries of climate change, needs to take a preparedness policy urgently and increase investment in key areas to build a climate resilient health system, said a renowned public health expert here today. “Climate…
Daniel Hannan, Conservative MEP for the South East of England since 1999, has accused Myanmar’s de facto ruler Aung San Suu Ky for reneging on a deal on civil rights for the Rohingyas. The MEP, who is Secretary-General of the…
Dhaka – Heavy rain delayed the start of the third day’s play in the second and final test between Australia and Bangladesh on Wednesday.
Former US President Barack Obama has attacked the Trump administration for scrapping his scheme to protect young undocumented migrants from deportation. The Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (Daca) programme was rescinded on Tuesday, in a move that could affect some…
Perhaps the Myanmar army and their collaborators have committed and still committing the most heinous crime against humanity. Their brutality has crossed all the limits. They are mercilessly torturing and killing innocent and ordinary Rohingya Muslims and setting fires to…
Brussels, Sept 5 – The Commissioner for Humanitarian Aid and Crisis Management Christos Stylianides of the European Commission in a statement on Monday demanded unrestricted humanitarian access, including for aid workers, is critical to reaching 350,000 vulnerable people in Rakhine…
Dhaka, Sept 5 – Noting that the Rohingya crisis is deteriorating very fast, Nobel Laureate Dr Muhammad Yunus has urged the UN Security Council (UNSC) to intervene to end the crisis in Myanmar’s Rakhine state.
Dhaka, Sept 5 – Indonesian Foreign Minister Retno Marsu di on Tuesday expressed her country’s readiness to help Bangladesh “ease burden” on it over the Rohingya issue.
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today urged the international community to put pressure on Myanmar to take back their nationals from Bangladesh. “Hosting a huge number of Myanmar nationals is a big burden for Bangladesh and we have given shelter to…
Turkey’s President Tayyip Erdogan told Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi on Tuesday that violence against Rohingyas was of deep concern to the Muslim world, and will send his foreign minister to neighbouring Bangladesh to discuss the fighting. Myanmar has…
From the Migrant Forum in Asia The Asia Regional Civil Society Consultation (RCSC) on the Global Compact for Safe Orderly and Regular Migration was held in Bangkok on 4-5 August 2017 in Bangkok, Thailand. The Asia RCSC aimed to enable…
The UN’s special rapporteur on human rights in Myanmar has criticised the country’s de facto leader, Aung San Suu Kyi, for failing to protect the Rohingya Muslim minority. Yanghee Lee said the situation in Rakhine was “really grave” and it…
South Korea’s Ministry of Environment decided to grant a “conditional” approval to a green audit on the site of the U.S. Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD), which could launch construction works at the site and even attempt to deploy…
US President Donald Trump has decided to scrap a programme that protects young undocumented immigrants, according to reports. He will give Congress six months to draw up legislation to replace the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (Daca), sources quoted by…
Dhaka, Sept 3 -Members of Bangladesh Coast Guard arrested over two thousand Rohingyas in a drive at several houses of St Martin in Cox’s Bazar on Sunday.
By BEN LEFEBVRE and ALEX GUILLÉN Explosions and fires at a Houston-area chemical plant triggered an evacuation Thursday in a region still in chaos from Hurricane Harvey — and generated new criticism of President Donald Trump’s efforts to repeal the…
Posted on September 2 by SANDRP New Delhi – On Sept 1, 2017, Reuters published a report[i] about Interlinking of Rivers, with focus on Modi flagging off work on Ken Betwa Project. The report was carried VERY widely, including in local,…
Kutupalong Refugee Camp, Bangladesh, Sep 2 – They have come in their thousands, crossing hills and rivers, marshes and rice paddies for the chance to cross into Bangladesh and escape the mass killings they say are being perpetrated against their…
Washington, Sep 2 (AP/UNB) — One of former President Barack Obama’s greatest foreign policy achievements is at risk — and it has nothing to do with his successor.